Royals

Ohtani hits 29th homer, adds RBI triple to lead Dodgers over Royals 5-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 29th home run and also hit an RBI triple, and Freddie Freeman stretched as he fell over to complete a game-ending double play as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Friday night for their fifth straight ...

Ohtani may return to mound Saturday in Kansas City

DENVER — The National League manager for the All-Star Game already has ruled out one potential pitcher — Shohei Ohtani. Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts kiddingly shut down the thought of using Ohtani in the Midsummer Classic with a quick, "no," before Los Angeles opened a three-game series ...

Jose Iglesias drives in the tying and winning runs as the Padres beat the Royals 3-2

SAN DIEGO — Jose Iglesias tied the game with two-run, two-out, bases-loaded pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and then drove in the winning run with a grounder in the ninth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Sunday to take two of three. Iglesias hit a soft ...

San Diego snaps Kansas City’s 4-game winning streak

SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a three-run homer to end his long power drought and Dylan Cease pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday. Luis Arraez gave San Diego a 2-1 lead with an RBI single in the third, ...